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ERIC Number: EJ1270023
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-7984
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Young Children's Digital Literacy Practices in the Sociocultural Contexts of Their Homes
Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Sairanen, Heidi; Nordström, Alexandra
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, v20 n3 p472-499 Sep 2020
This socioculturally framed case study investigates the digital literacy practices of two young children in their homes in Finland. The aim is to generate new knowledge about children's digital literacy practices embedded in their family lives and to consider how these practices relate to their emergent literacy learning opportunities. The study asks two questions, 'How do digital technologies and media inform the daily lives of children in their homes? Moreover, how do the sociocultural contexts of homes mediate children's digital literacy practices across operational, cultural, critical and creative dimensions of literacy?' The empirical data collection drew on the 'day-in-the-life' methodology, using a combination of video recordings, photographs, observational field notes and parent interviews. The data were subjected to thematic analysis following an ethnographic logic of enquiry. The findings make visible how children's digital literacy practices are intertwined in families' everyday activities, guided by parental rules and values. The study demonstrates children's operational, cultural and creative digital literacy practices. The study also points out the need for more attention to children's critical engagement in their digital literacy practices.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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